Pregnancy Week by Week List

Weekly milestones for baby and mother-to-be

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Riza Hope Molo
Riza Hope Molo
28th December 2016 in family & parenting
Pregnancy Week by Week List
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  • Trimester
    First Trimester

  • You're actually not pregnant yet—the clock starts ticking from the first day of your last period.

    Week 1
  • You'll ovulate, and if egg meets sperm, you'll be on your way to pregnancy!

    Week 2
  • Your baby is a tiny ball – called a blastocyst – made up of several hundred cells that are multiplying quickly.

    Week 3
  • Your fertilized egg, known as a zygote, is a ball of 32 cells that's about the size of a poppy seed.

    Week 4
  • The ball of cells now resembles a tadpole and is as big as a peppercorn.

    Week 5
  • Your baby's nose, mouth, and ears are beginning to take shape. You may be having morning sickness and spotting.

    Week 6
  • Your baby is now about the size of a small blueberry.

    Week 7
  • Her arm buds, which formed last week, now look like paddles.

    Week 7
  • Your baby is already developing amazingly distinct facial features.

    Week 7
  • As your pregnancy hormones increase, morning sickness may be worsening. Or, you may be ravenous 24/7.

    Week 7
  • Baby's developing a permanent set of kidneys.

    Week 7
  • Baby's arm and leg joints are now forming.

    Week 7
  • Your baby is about the size of a raspberry.

    Week 8
  • His delicate facial features are becoming more refined, with his ears, upper lip, and the teeny tip of his nose all clearly visible.

    Week 8
  • His eyelids will also take shape for the first time this week

    Week 8
  • Your baby is constantly moving, though you can't feel it.

    Week 8
  • Your doctor may look or listen for the baby's heartbeat with an ultrasound.

    Week 8
  • Your baby has graduated from embryo to fetus—and is now about the size of a cherry

    Week 9
  • The digestive tract and reproductive organs are formed

    Week 9
  • Reproductive organs are beginning to form now, along with some other key organs, like the pancreas and gallbladder.

    Week 9
  • Your baby is about the size of a kumquat and can stretch his spine.

    Week 10
  • Her eyes and eyelids are more developed and her eyebrows are beginning to grow.

    Week 10
  • Baby has working arm joints, and cartilage and bones are forming.

    Week 10
  • Baby's vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.

    Week 10
  • Baby's fingernails and hair are starting to appear too.

    Week 10
  • You may have aches and pains in your abdomen, as baby's putting a pressure on your organs, veins, muscles and ligaments.

    Week 10
  • Your baby is as big as a lime

    Week 11
  • Baby's fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.

    Week 11
  • Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.

    Week 11
  • The fetus will start to inhale and exhale small amounts of amniotic fluid, which helps your baby's lungs to grow and develop.

    Week 11
  • Your cravings may run the gamut from cheeseburgers to chalk

    Week 11
  • Your baby is almost three inches long now.

    Week 12
  • Trimester
    First Trimester

  • You're actually not pregnant yet—the clock starts ticking from the first day of your last period.

  • You'll ovulate, and if egg meets sperm, you'll be on your way to pregnancy!

  • Your baby is a tiny ball – called a blastocyst – made up of several hundred cells that are multiplying quickly.

  • Your fertilized egg, known as a zygote, is a ball of 32 cells that's about the size of a poppy seed.

  • The ball of cells now resembles a tadpole and is as big as a peppercorn.

  • Your baby's nose, mouth, and ears are beginning to take shape. You may be having morning sickness and spotting.

  • Your baby is now about the size of a small blueberry.

  • Her arm buds, which formed last week, now look like paddles.

  • Your baby is already developing amazingly distinct facial features.

  • As your pregnancy hormones increase, morning sickness may be worsening. Or, you may be ravenous 24/7.

  • Baby's developing a permanent set of kidneys.

  • Baby's arm and leg joints are now forming.

  • Your baby is about the size of a raspberry.

  • His delicate facial features are becoming more refined, with his ears, upper lip, and the teeny tip of his nose all clearly visible.

  • His eyelids will also take shape for the first time this week

  • Your baby is constantly moving, though you can't feel it.

  • Your doctor may look or listen for the baby's heartbeat with an ultrasound.

  • Your baby has graduated from embryo to fetus—and is now about the size of a cherry

  • The digestive tract and reproductive organs are formed

  • Reproductive organs are beginning to form now, along with some other key organs, like the pancreas and gallbladder.

  • Your baby is about the size of a kumquat and can stretch his spine.

  • Her eyes and eyelids are more developed and her eyebrows are beginning to grow.

  • Baby has working arm joints, and cartilage and bones are forming.

  • Baby's vital organs are fully developed and they're starting to function.

  • Baby's fingernails and hair are starting to appear too.

  • You may have aches and pains in your abdomen, as baby's putting a pressure on your organs, veins, muscles and ligaments.

  • Your baby is as big as a lime

  • Baby's fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore.

  • Tooth buds, hair follicles and nail beds are forming.

  • The fetus will start to inhale and exhale small amounts of amniotic fluid, which helps your baby's lungs to grow and develop.